WordPress 2.1 Release Candidate 1
January 18th, 2007WordPress 2.1 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download.
WordPress 2.1 has a load of new features:
- Much more efficient database code, faster than previous versions
- Autosave
- Tabbed editor
- Lossless XML import and export for moving between WordPress blogs
- WYSIWYG spellchecker
- Search engine blocker for private blogs
- You can set any “page” to be the front page of your site, and put the latest posts somewhere else
- Links can now have sub-categories
- Redesigned login screen
- More AJAX to make custom fields, moderation, deletions, etc all instant
- Pages can now be drafts, or private
- Minor admin redesign
- Upload manager
- Faster dashboard
It also has some cool stuff for developers:
- Psuedo-cron functionality
- Users admin can now comfortably handle thousands of users
- New WP_Error class
- Javascript loader
- Many new hooks and APIs
Beware though, not all existing plugins will work with WordPress 2.1. A list of known compatible plugins appear here. Also, upgrading to WP 2.1 is a one-way operation. If you think that you’ll want to go back to a previous version then you’ll need to make a database backup (that’s probably a good idea anyway).
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